Video details view

The video details view in Flowplayer OVP is the page for a single video or audio asset, with a preview player, action links, metadata and analytics.

You can access the details view by clicking on any asset in your Videos list.

Information elements

The header will show the data already displayed in the Videos list: publish status and time as well as the title.

Below the header is the preview player which allows you to check your content. It will also show DRM-protected material.

Elements of the details page

Above the preview player, you will find the Share video button used select an embed method and copy the code or share link url.

Share video buttons

Action elements

Below the preview player you'll find several action links allowing you to perform the following operations (availability will depend on subscription type and the uploaded content).

Action elements

  • Create clip

  • View audio tracks: if your uploaded original contained multiple audio tracks, you can invoke a list of available transcoded tracks here. Not visible for videos with a single audio track.

  • Manage Files: allows you to see the stored original and encoded files/variants with file size as well as the urls on the CDN.

Elements of the details page

Furthermore, you can perform the following actions:

  • replace videos: change the content for an existing asset while preserving the embed code / mediaid.

  • add and change subtitles: upload WebVTT subtitle tracks and edit their language and kind attributes. Publish or unpublish them. To edit subtitles, chapters or ad insertion points, use the Edit chapters, subtitles and ad positions action item.

  • manually start a transcription: trigger an AI audio-to-text transcription for an already uploaded video. Feature available for Enterprise customers.

  • generate a high-resolution MP4 on demand. This will build an MP4 from the highest available transcoded rendition of the HLS encoding.

Metadata and Analytics

Underneath the preview and action elements, you'll see tabs for metadata and analytics. Learn more in the respective sections:

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